Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS®, California Bureau of Real Estate, Apartment Association, District Attorney and U.S. Attorney Fight Real Estate FraudSAN DIEGO - The Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR) unveiled a new tool today for fighting real estate and rental fraud in San Diego. In association with District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) and the San Diego County Apartment Association (SDCAA), the program is designed to combat an increasing number of online scams.

New report says Beverly Hills developer has ‘not provided the various economic, traffic and related reports upon which its initiative is based’ESCONDIDO - The City of Escondido has released a revealing 36-page report that says a proposed housing development would:

Increase traffic by more than 5,000 daily trips

Use 173,600 more gallons of water each day than the golf course did

Drive up maintenance and operation costs for the City of Escondido, eliminating all property tax gains

Reduce open space and diminish the aesthetic appeal of Northwest Escondido

Conflict with existing land-use policies

Lead to costly street and roadway improvements

The report is good news for “Keep it Green Escondido” a local campaign recently formed to oppose Beverly Hills developer Michael Schlesinger’s misleading initiative headed for the November ballot. Schlesinger’s initiative would turn the former Escondido Golf Course into a massive housing development that would bypass state environmental laws and add hundreds of students to overcrowded schools.

‘The newly merged Balboa Park Conservancy will work to keep Balboa Park magnificent’SAN DIEGO - The Balboa Park Conservancy has merged with Balboa Park Central, the two sides announced today. The merged organization will operate under the name of The Balboa Park Conservancy. Conceptualized in early 2013, the two organizations worked together under an “Intent to Merge” agreement for the past year. The merger was finalized on July 1, 2014.